Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 26 at 4:50PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 26, 2026 - 1:50pm
Expires:
May 26, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
At 450 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
East McDowell, or 10 miles west of Pikeville, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Pikeville, Coal Run Village, East McDowell, Harold, Coal Run,
Zebulon, Garden Village, Aluba, Galveston, Shelbiana, Betsy Layne,
Boldman, Craynor, Honaker, Blue Moon, Osborn, Chloe, and Grethel.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
U.S. Highway 119 in Pike County between mile markers 1 and 4.
U.S. Highway 23 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 2.
U.S. Highway 23 in Pike County between mile markers 18 and 32.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Floyd; Pike
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov